Mark McKenna (historian)
Australian historian specialising in Australian republicanism and Aboriginal history From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mark McKenna FAHA (born 1959) is a professor of history at the University of Sydney, noted for his work on Aboriginal history, a biography of Manning Clark and the history of republicanism in Australia.[1]
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Early life and education
McKenna was born in 1959 and grew up in the Sydney suburb of Toongabbie.[2] After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney, he lived in Europe for a period and then taught in high schools in Sydney before completing his PhD at the University of New South Wales in 1996.[2]
Awards and recognition
McKenna was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2013.[3]
His book Return to Uluru about the shooting death of Yokununna by William (Bill) McKinnon was shortlisted for the 2022 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Australian history.[4]
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Books
- McKenna, Mark (1996). The Captive Republic: A History of Republicanism in Australia 1788–1996. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
- —— (2002). Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place. Sydney: UNSW Press.[5][6][7]
- —— (2002). Building a Closet of Prayer in the New World: The Story of the Australian Ballot. London: Menzies Centre for Australian Studies.
- ——; Hudson, Wayne (2003). Australian Republicanism: A Reader. Carlton: Melbourne University Press.
- —— (2004). This Country: A Reconciled Republic?. Sydney: UNSW Press.
- —— (2011). An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark. Carlton: The Miegunyah Press.
- —— (2016). From the Edge: Australia's Lost Histories. Melbourne: The Miegunyah Press.[8][9]
- —— (2021). Return to Uluru (1st ed.). Black Inc.[10]
Essays
- McKenna, Mark (March 2018). "Moment of Truth: History and Australia's Future". Quarterly Essay. 69: 1–86.
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